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now. there were animals running loose outside of the fenced area. >> reporter: wild animals on the loose. lions, tigers, leopards and grizzly bears. why did the owner set them free. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. kai is off today. here's what people are talking about. wild animals set free. police in ohio, being forced to shoot and kill dozens of bears, lions and tigers, let loose by their owners in ohio. randall pinkston reports for wjz, saying that the animal's owner then took has own life. >> reporter: schools are closed near an animal preserve in
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ohio, where dozens of dangerous animals escaped. a couple are still on the loose. >> leaves us with what we believe is only two animals that are missing from this farm. and one would be the nothing monkey. -- would be a monkey and another. >> tigers, bears and lions were freed, before he killed himself. officers moved in and gunned down at least 30 animals. >> we could not have animals running loose in this county. we were not going to have that. >> reporter: some animal rights groups are criticizing the sheriff for not using tranquilizers. but he has supporters. >> the sheriff has to make a decision. you can't say, i'll check on it in the morning. he had to do what he had to do, period. >> reporter: the animals did not attack anyone, but they put everyone in this small town on edge. >> we went to take care of the cattle this morning. and a couple of guys i went to work with took a gun with them. >> reporter: ken maxwell drove 50 miles from columbus, hoping
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to see an exotic animal. >> i was sitting at home, watching tv. i'm retired. and i thought i'd come down. >> reporter: police say they had received numerous complaints about animals on the reserve. authorities were reportedly in the process of trying to close it down. >> reporter: and ohio has some of the nation's weakest restrictions on exotic pets in some of the highest number of injuries and deaths from them. well, a case of animal abuse in maryland so bad, rescuers are forced to wear hazmat suits. it is happening in thurmont, frederick county. animal control rescuers say they removed 82 cats from a home on putnam road. the fumes inside, so toxic, they're forced to wear respirators to rescue the animals. the cats are being evaluated for neglect right now. listeria cases grow. the deadliest outbreak of foodborn illness in a quarter century continues to claim more lives. vic is in the newsroom with an
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update from the centers for disease control. >> 25 states are now linked to listeria in cantaloupe. cdc says 98 people have also been sickened by the cantaloupe. the colorado fruit are already off store shelves. symptoms can take up to two months to appear, so the number continues to grow. the fda believes the listeria outbreak is probably from pools of water on the floor and hard- to-clean packing equipment at the colorado farm. mary, back to you. >> the agency says the way the cantaloupe were cooled after coming off the fields may have also contributed to the bacteria's growth. a little boy murdered. new information on how police tracked down the body of the missing 11-year-old. and what they believe led to his killing. mike hellgren has the latest from police. >> reporter: video shows william and his stepdad, leaving a storage shed. the little boy was wearing the same clothing when they found his body near clarks burg, off
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route 121. >> reporter: according to new published reports, curtis lopez had taken a trip to ocean city with his estranged wife, jane mcquain. the two began arguing. she told a friend she feared for her life. he murdered her then murdered her son and dumped the boy in the woods on interstate 70. dog teams found him yesterday after an exhaustive search. wjz has learned that detectives used lopez's cell phone signal to track his whereabouts. they made the cross that is now a larger cornerstone for the memorial at the scene. >> we know what has happened to william and he can be with his mother. and when we have a service, we can have them both together, hopefully. and not have this hanging over our head. you know, worrying and waiting and looking and not having an
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answer. >> closure. >> reporter: police say they uncovered video of william and his stepdad nearby, just hours before they say the sixth grader was murdered. they say william was playing, unaware of the horror that was about to come. >> it did not appear there was any distress between the two in the footage. he appeared to be running around, as you would expect a boy that age to do. >> reporter: lopez has a violent past. he was arrested after fleeing to north carolina and is now headed back to maryland to face murder charges for jane mcquain. and police say charges are pending for the murder of young william. >> william was the greatest, most beautiful, wonderful, cheerful child in the entire world. entire world. and there is no reason that this should have ever happened to him. >> who could do this to, like, william? it's just a little kid? who could do this to some little kid? >> reporter: police say lopez has refused to cooperate with them, refused to answer any
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questions about him. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> montgomery county state's attorney says he is not ruling out the death penalty in the case against lopez. police arrest a baltimore county woman in connection with a stabbing. officers respond to lord byron court in cockeysville, just after 11:30 last night. they find a 33-year-old man stabbed in the chest with a steak knife. he is recovering today at shock trauma. the unidentified woman could face attempted murder charges. lindsay lohan, back in handcuffs. the actress is taken into custody in a los angeles courtroom today. karen brown reports for wjz. the 25-year-old was jailed for violating her probation for a shoplifting conviction. >> reporter: lindsay lohan was led away in handcuffs, after a los angeles county judge revoked her probation. at a hearing, the judge said it appeared the troubled actress violated her parole because she didn't do the community service at a los angeles women's
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shelter like the judge ordered. >> you're saying she went there for like an hour and a half and then blew them off? >> reporter: back in april, the judge ordered the star to serve five hours of community service, following a shoplifting incident at a jewelry store. the bulk of that was to take place at a doubt women's shelt -- downtown women's shelter. but the shelter fired lohan for missing a bunch of scheduled appointments. lohan's lawyer said she has done other parts of her sentence, and there is still time to do her community service. >> i believe this court gave ms. lohan a year to complete her community service, so from my standpoint, this is all premature. >> reporter: the judge was also upset that lohan hadn't even started the toughest part of her sentence, community service at the county morgue. she told the actress, she must work there 16 hours a week until her next court appointment in november. >> lohan had started doing
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community service with the american red cross. but the judge said that wasn't her sentence and it doesn't count. lohan's lawyer said she missed the appointments because she was trying to revive her acting career overseas. karen brown, cbs news, los angeles. >> minutes ago, lindsay posted $100,000 bail. the next hearing is set for november 2nd. more active than normal. it won't be a surprise to learn our area is having an above- normal number of tornadoes this year. but it may surprise you to hear that maryland and virginia combined beat out kansas. so far, kansas has had 69 confirmed twisters while 70 have hit maryland and virginia. the normal twister season runs from may to september. the weather, much calmer today, though dreary is the best way to describe it. it is wet, gray, and drizzly outside. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy together. but let's go to bob turk in the first warning weather center with the updated numbers.
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drizzle. hard to to even see on radar. southeast of us, a little more heavy shower activity, from salisbury, ocean city. also down across virginia. but when we open up. way up across new england. still rain to the southwest of us. although the bulk of this stuff out over west virginia, ohio, still moving northward. there is still shower activity moving south of our region. in fact, it may impact us later tonight. maybe even some thundershower activity before it all clears out. good news coming up tomorrow. because low pressure will pass through the region. however, it's going to be out to the west of us. it's going to be breezy. push out those waves. it will be driving out the clouds and lots of sunshine. but it will be windy. winds up maybe 30 miles an hour. but the good news is, the rain will be over later tonight. and eventually, it will start cooling down toward the end of the week. mary? >> bob. thank you. we'll check in on our roads right now. kristy breslin is watching it for us. is rain affecting today, kristy?
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>> unfortunately, it is, mary. and especially on the beltway system. that's always a tough spot in the afternoons. heavy to security boulevard. and on the outer loop, we're also seeing delays there from security boulevard to baltimore national pike. at least 15 minutes to get through. as you can see, 29 miles an hour average. on the top side inner loop, delays there from charles street to providence road. and several accidents out there. southbound on the jones falls expressway, an accident at st. paul street, blocking the right- hand lane. in aberdeen, a crash, philadelphia road at pulaski highway. greenspring valley at cliff home. north fulton at west north avenue. and also west coldspring in baltimore city. let's take a live look. you can see, things are beginning to thin out there just a bit. at the liberty road side. and we'll take another live look. not a bad drive there. but still pretty rainy out there. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury,
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call 1-800-the firm or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news. at 4:00. controversial recommendation. should there be fewer tests for cervical cancer? and is less more when it comes to education television for your toddler? missing baby. why police won't let the family back in the home where lisa irwin was last seen. rain today. skies are clearing up in your first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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blis are back inside the home of a missing missouri girl. but this time, her parents aren't there. detectives produce a warrant that keep lisa's parents away, while they search the house again today. the 11-month-old hasn't been seen since the couple reported her missing on october 4th. police are now going over the
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yard with shovels, rakes and x- ray technology. no one has been charged yet in the case. in indiana, police are on the lookout for a very brazen car thief. the owners of a car dealership say someone actually drove a crane onto the lot just before sunrise. the detective then picked up the jeep and hauled it off. it took less than six minutes. police are still looking for suspects. there are new guidelines out today for cervical cancer and women. for many, it means fewer trips to the doctor. but not everyone is a fan of the new recommendations. >> reporter: most women have routine pap tests for cervical cancer. >> my thinking is they should test for it every year. because you're more secured. >> reporter: but now leading experts from the american
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cancer society says for most women, annual tests are not necessary. they can be done every other year. >> the more often you do a test, the more often you'll come up with what we call a false positive. and a false positive is horrible because it may lead a woman down a pathway for further diagnostic procedures. >> reporter: this is a concern for women it can damage parts of the cervix. >> but the pap test does save lives. it has led to a significant drop in cervical cancer over the past 30 years as much as we know about 50% of women who have invasive cervical cancer had have not had their annual pap smear. >> reporter: hpv testing should not replace the pap test, according to doctors. tatiana anderson, cbs news, new york. >> the new guideline says women
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should begin cervical cancer screening at age 21. not a great day on wall street. dow was up this morning but trailed this afternoon. dow was down 72. s&p down 14. nasdaq down 63. let's go to new york right now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. citigroup has agreed to pay $285 million to settle charges by the securities and exchange commission that have misled buyers of complex mortgages just as the housing market was about to collapse. last year, goldman sachs and jp morgan chase paid hundreds of millions to settle similar charges. a surprise jump in new home construction. homes were built in september at the fastest pace in 17 months, led by construction of an apartment building. apple is remembering cofounder steve jobs today.
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the company is closing its retail stores for several hours so employees can watch a web cast memorial of jobs who died earlier this month. when jobs fell, stocks dropped. apple blames the shortfall on a later-than-usual release on its new iphone. and if if you're looking for the richest of the rich, head to new york city. 270,000 uber wealthy individuals. the most in the country. los angeles is a distant second, followed by san francisco. the survey considers a person ultrarich if their overall wealth is at least $30 million. that's your money watch. for cbs money watch, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. scientists in scotland say they've uncovered a long lost viking boat. the team says they found dozens of artifacts inside what appears to be a viking burial
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site. they are using carbon dating to determine exactly when the ship sank. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. shocking discovery. what a new york man finds inside his circuit breaker that has him calling police. >> holiday travel. why you need to book your airfare tickets sooner rather than later. and showers today. maybe thunderstorms tonight. will we need an umbrella again tomorrow? wjz is always on. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com.
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a dreary day out there. >> we've got some drizzle and low clouds around the region. only produced about a third of an inch around the city. maybe as much as a half in a few spots. east of this, heavy now. look at the radar. still a batch of heavy shower east.
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the heaviest activity with low pressure out of ohio. that's really causing a lot of rain in ohio. some areas picking up 1 to 2 inches. down to the south, one or two showers have popped up here. and it's possible that some of those could move into our region tonight. because they're generally moving off to the northeast and to the north. we'll still vay risk of some showers later this evening. maybe even thunder as well, and gusty winds. 65 degrees now. it's warmed up a little bit. dew points way up there at 64. humidity socked in, 96%. east nearby northeast winds. computers sometimes, folks. sorry about that. na, na, na, na. temperatures are generally from 65 to 70 degrees. i don't know why. and because of these east/northeast winds, pushing the water on the west side of the bay, we have coastal flood
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advisories and coastal flood warnings for the high tide late tonight, all the way from anywhere right along the bay from harford county through eastern baltimore county and a.a. county, down through calvert county, along the potomac, an advisory. could still see some higher- than-normal tides. looks like a high tide could go as high as 1 to 2 feet above normal on the western shore. and maybe about a foot above normal late tonight and tomorrow. winds will go. and that will push the water on the east side of the bay, later tonight and tomorrow. we have two separate low- pressure systems. one off shore took most of the rain off the atlantic coast. the other one, still spinning around the ohio valley. look at that. boom, boom, boom. got a lot of rain in ohio, kentucky, west virginia. but as we mentioned yesterday, it would pass to our west. which is exactly what is happening. now, the actual front associated with that is across northern carolina. it may still kick up a shower or thundershower.
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the bulk of the rain, as you can see, has pretty much missed central maryland. and just west of us. let's say western portions of carroll county, frederick, hagerstown. got very little rain at all. eventually, gets up to ontario. dryer and cooler air, with sunshine. it will come back. tomorrow will be breezy but pretty much a sunny day. now, on friday, it will get progressively cooler. there's really no chilly, cold air behind it. in fact, tomorrow, it's the same cold temperatures we've seen today. southwest winds, the front goes through. 15 to 20 issue with a -- with a gust of 30. and there will be a small craft advisory on the bay. so tonight, look for some light rain and drizzle. and maybe even a thundershower, with gusty winds. 59 by morning. mid-60s tomorrow. same thing we are today, partly sunny, but it will be breezy. so it will be blowing those leaves around tomorrow afternoon. >> again. >> okay, bob. thank you. don't miss tonight's cbs
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primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's an all-new episode of csi. and there's more ahead on wjz at 4:30. remembering steve jobs. how thousands of apple employees remembered their founder today. despicable crime. new, even more shocking details in the case of a mentally disabled adult, locked up in a pennsylvania basement. leading expert testifies. what he says on the stand about the powerful anesthetic that killed pop star michael jackson. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is 4:29. cloudy. drizzly. 69 degrees. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. >> prosecutors are wrapping up
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their case today. as sandra hughes reports for wjz. then it will be time to shift blame from murray to michael jackson himself. >> reporter: prosecutors question their final witness, an anesthesiologist, who uses propofol to put patients under during surgery. >> i am asked every day when i'm in the operating room. i am asked every day, are you going to give me the drug that killed michael jackson. >> reporter: prosecutors contend it was not safe for dr. conrad murray to use the drug as a sleeping aid. prosecutors are expected to rest their case today. they say murray is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. and over the past three weeks, have used experts, eyewitnesses, and even a recording of an impaired michael jackson. >> reporter: murray's lawyers are expected to start laying out his defense on friday. they'll try to convince jurors,
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michael jackson caused his own death. >> reporter: the pop star die today in -- died in his bedroom. they are expected to claim jackson took an extra dose of propofol when he was not in the room. >> the theory goes on to say that dr. conrad murray could not have been responsible because michael jackson's behavior was a superseding factor. >> reporter: by the end of next week, the jury could start deciding murray's fate. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >> and dr. conrad murray face up to four years in prison if convicted. apple remembers cofounder steve jobs. adam may has more. >> reporter: a memorial was held at the company's headquarters in california. hundreds of people lined up outside of apple's amphitheater to get seats inside this private memorial. however, the company did stream the services over the internet
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to its stores worldwide. apple stores were closed for a couple of hours so employees could watch that memorial in privacy. vic, back to you. >> jobs stepped down as apple's ceo, shortly before his death. he was 56 years old. the horror grows. new details about four mentally- challenged adults, kept chained inside a philadelphia basement. the fbi says the case could be among the first of its kind, prosecuted as a hate crime. >> reporter: philadelphia authorities took 10 people into protective custody tuesday, including six children, ranging in age from 6 to 19, in connection with their case against linda weston, and her two alleged accomplices. one of those in custody is weston's 19-year-old niece, who was reported missing in 2009. police say she was severely malnourished and had signs of abuse. >> you have to remember, juveniles involved in this had traveled with them from texas,
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virginia, pennsylvania and florida. jazz weston was arrested saturday night after the discovery of four mentally disabled adults in a locked basement. police say weston was claiming to be a caregiver, but was in fact, taking their social security checks. authorities say there may have been as many as 50 victims. it doesn't appear the children were held captive, but many were malnourished. two could belong to tamara breeden, one of weston's alleged victims. >> the federal hate crime law was recently expanded to include victims with disable -- disabilities. a man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing underaged boys. >> reporter: the 22-year-old is facing a slew of charges, including solicitation of a minor. police say the mother of a 14- year-old boy led them to brandon sukforth after they found messages on the computer. suk forth is now charged with
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abusing that child. police believe he met the boys on facebook. investigators say there could be additional victims. and they're asking anyone with information to please contact police. vic? >> jessica, thank you. anyone with more information should contact baltimore police. an uncommon lost animal case to tell you about in north county. missay a beloved horse is still on the loose. a 7-year-old chestnut gelding named junior, escaped through a broken fence monday and wandered off from his hereford farm. anyone with information on junior should call debbie strucko. federal investigators are on the ground in florida, where a powerful tornado touched down. this is the scene near fort lauderdale, where strong winds blew the roofs off several homes. the ef2 tornado left a two-mile path of destruction. officials say dozens of houses were damaged, but no serious injuries were reported.
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it's a far cry from that here. still have a nice day, even though we can't see that. after a very wet morning, we settled into a gray and cloudy afternoon outside. bob is here now with the updated numbers. >> as we told you, most of the rain would be falling this morning. and by 9:00, 10:30 the rain is falling. south of us, a little batch of thundershowers, popping up south of the fredericks purg area. -- fredericksburg area. there they go. to the west of i-95. they're moving off to the north. so it's still possible with some of this drizzle. maybe even seeing a shower and a thundershower. probably later this evening, as it thumped to the west. finally, we'll clear the area. and it gives us a much nicer day tomorrow, as the low pressure will pass well to our west. but the wind shifts around to the southwest. drying things out quickly. we'll see a lot of sunshine. but quite a breezy afternoon. and then it will start cooling down. we'll tell you how cool it's going to get in a few minutes. denise? >> all right, thank you, bob.
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let's check on the roads right now. wet out there, kristy. >> yes, it is. and the roads are slick. so take your time. if you're traveling on the top side inner loop, we still have a significant delay there from providence road. 95 to security boulevard. and we're also looking at delays on the west side outer loop, from security boulevard to baltimore national pike. average speed right now, about 17 miles per hour. northbound 95, stop and go there, from 32 to 175. and a lot of accidents out there, garrison ford road. and on the ramp to sparrows point. wilkens avenue at brunswick. let's now take a live look. as you can see, it's a slow go there on the west side of the beltway, at old court road. this traffic report is brought to you by triple a auto insurance. for an instant quote on auto insurance the triple a way, visit triple a.com for all it's
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worth. back to you. tight race continues with the pizza bolis' profootball challenge. >> well, vic, only one point separates the top two contenders on our bobblehead leader board. adam may is on top with 66 points. and jessica kartalija, right on his heels with 65 points. then there was a three-way tie for third with marty bass, stan saunders and tim williams. mark viviano and bob turk have 62 points. this week's big winner, frank merson from joppa, maryland, correctly predicted all 13 games. he wins pizza bolis, best buy gift certificates and football memorabilia. you can still play, go to wjz.com and quick clique on quick challenge. ravens play monday night. you can see the game live here on wjz. our special coverage kicks off
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at 8:00 p.m. straight ahead at 4:00. new legal troubles for amanda knox. the lawsuit just filed. surprising results of a study on what facebook is doing to your brain. and light rain is falling right now. will the clouds clear out by tomorrow? we'll have the answer coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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amanda knox is facing a $12 million lawsuit. it's from the family of meredith kircher, the woman whose murder knox was acquitted of. the knox family still trying to figure out how to pay the $1 million in court costs. cemper was knox's roommate and killed in 2007. knox had been convicted before her conviction was overturned. demonstrators are coming together in rhode island. those involved with the movement in providence are
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urging activists to form small support groups. that's to help one another. the group does not have a permit to stay at burnside park. officials say there are no plans to evict the protestors. massive crowds in greece, gathering for another major strike against the government's major cutbacks. rita nissan has more for wjz and more on the violent protests. >> reporter: protestors in greece are pushing back against the government's plans for more budget cuts and tax increases. tens of thousands of people converged on parliament to block lawmakers from entering the building to vote on the new measure. riot police fired tear gas on demonstrators, who threw gas bombs and stones and several fires. the government deployed 3,000 officers in central atheps to -- athens to try to contain the violence. this is the first of a two-day strike. union members say it is the first in years. this woman says i'm joining in
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because the situation is tragic. people from all walks of life stayed away from their jobs. flights were canceled. and ferries remained at the port. stores and schools were shut down. and tourists were kept away from the acropolis. >> it would be wonderful to go up and see it. but yeah. it is very disappointing. >> reporter: greece's prime minister pleaded with demonstrators to return to their jobs, saying the clashes were not helping matters. greece must pass the spending plan to keep getting cash from an international bailout. otherwise, the government warns it will go bankrupt. rita nissan, wjz eyewitness news. >> european leaders are working on a new rescue plan for greece. their goal, to protect neighboring countries from being dragged deeper into debt. a european summit is being set for naples. state police in new york say it's an apparent murder- suicide. but they still have a lot of
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questions. amy and sam freedlander and their two children were found dead in their home in an affluent new york suburb. police say the crime scene was so bloody, they can't tell which adult did the killing. the house is up for sale. some neighbors say the couple was in the process of getting a divorce. >> state police say they received a call to check on the home. that's when they made the discovery. a murder confession inside a breaker box. a new york man says what seems like fiction is actually fact. joe miller says he found the handwritten note inside the electrical box in his bedroom. the writer says he killed a woman, then buried the body underneath the floor of that same bedroom. police are now investigating whether it's all a hoax or whether they as have a cold case murder involved. need to travel by air? prices might force you to spend less on gifts. hotwire.com is reporting airfare on the rise. for thanksgiving, airfares are
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up 6%, compared to last year. and around christmastime, up 10%. one reason for the increase, more demand and fewer flights. starbucks is hoping for a lot of people go for blobdzs. well, -- blonds. well, when it comes to their coffee at least. it is called starbucks roasts. they say it goes for customers who go for a lighter-tasting coffee. well, a third of all 3-year- olds in america have a tv in their bedroom. it might be hard to believe. that's why a group of doctors is making new recommendations. dr. jon lapook reports for wjz. >> we are going to play mickey mouse clubhouse. are you ready? >> yeah. >> reporter: when it comes to television and her 2-year-old son ari, nila believes less is more. she allows just 20 minutes a day. >> it kind of turns off their brain a little bit. they're not actually having to think. they're not having to experience and learn things. young children learn things by
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experience. they don't learn things by watching over and over again. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics says there is no proven educational benefit from television in kids under the age of 2. in fact, in this age group, tv is linked to short-term language delays and possible attention issues. research also suggests television watched by adults can distract children playing in the same room. dr. laura janice serves on the committee that studied the issue. >> the fact of the matter is, there is no proven educational benefit for these sorts of program for children under the age of 2. plus, calling something educational, means that a child or whoever is going to be watching it needs to understand the content and the context. >> reporter: it's unclear if television directly harms the developing brain. but the panel of experts says, at the very least, it takes away time better spent interacting with the real world. >> young children learn better and do better with 3-
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dimensional actions. and i'm not talking 3- dimensional movies. i'm talking about 3-dimensional movies -- adults, with their caregavers. -- caregivers. >> reporter: given the reality of today's digital world, it suggests parents closely supervise any program their children do see. >> the study shows even having the television on in the background can negatively affect a child's linguistic skills. a new study shows the more friends you have, the smarter you may be. studies have also linked having more gray matter to having more friends in real life. >> okay. j-lo and marc anthony are together again. mark steines has the details from hollywood. >> reporter: coming up. jennifer lopez and marc
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anthony. their split stunned the world. but now, another surprise from the couple. we have the exes, back together on a private jet. >> why am i doing this show? i'm wondering why i didn't do it sooner. >> why? probably going to be the biggest thing i've been involved with. >> reporter: their marriage may be over. but j-lo and marc haven't called it quits on their family or their new show. >> we have made a pact to go on this journey to uncover the world's most extraordinary talent. >> reporter: the couple announced q' viva before they split. they will reunite to judge and mentor the contestants together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the reality show will air on univision, beginning february of next year. >> this is like me being able to really, really go, i am latina, and this is who we are! ♪ [ music ]
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>> isn't it fab fabulous? isn't it amazing? >> q' viva means long live. >> also tonight, george and stacy in paris, and who is the mystery bride that used to be a dancing star? we'll have that and much more coming up later tonight. >> that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. and if you like shiny and very, very expensive items, then the divide jewelry expedition is the place for you. the star of the show is the world's most expensive handbag. it's made with over 4500 diamonds and valued at $3.8 million. the five-day show has attracted jewelers jewelers and watchmakers around the world. the problem is, you probably can't find shoes to match. >> yeah. and what do you put in it? it is supposed to carry valuables. >> that's probably right. it's a wet wednesday. it's going to cool down. >> bob has the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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here's a live look outside right now. you can see the low, low clouds out there right now, bob.
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>> i feel like sun. >> we have a lot of low clouds, drizzle. also showers developing to the south. take a look at radar, southwest of washington. there's a little cluster of air. couple of storms. a little heavier activity, southwest of fredericksburg. let's take a quick look there. between charlottesville. these storms are moving pretty much due north now. you can see it moving probably passing west of washington. but there's a front out to the west of our region, where it just might kick these off to the east/northeast. i can't rule out the possibility that it might still see a thundershower, with heavy, gusty winds. yet this evening. probably maybe 7 30 to-- 7:30 to 9:00. that range there. also, eastern shores, light to moderate shower activity, moving off to the north as you can see. denton, over toward milford, delaware. all moving up pretty much south to north in the city. here, you can see a little more
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of this rain activity. and maybe even a thundershower tonight. 64 now. and guess what. the dew point, 64 degrees. that means we're socked in. it can't get any more moist in the atmosphere. 100%. east winds, 9. barometer falling. still 29.38. that's low, actually. once again, my computer refuses to report the temperatures for some reason. somebody over there will fix it. the east winds are pushing the water on the west side of the day, which means we're seeing higher-than-normal tides. later tonight into tomorrow, the winds will shift back to the west. that will push the water on the east side of the bay. which means we have a possibility of higher-than- normal tides, on the eastern side of the bay, late tonight and tomorrow. tonight, it's on the western side of the bay. to tides, running 1 to 2 feet above normal. that's why we have a coastal flood warning in effect. much now way up to the north and east of us.
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still a few more showers popping up here in virginia. as the actual low pressure in ohio, spinning around there. but the limited shower activity, that front is going to pass through our region late tonight. it will clear out quickly, but with the front coming through. still, warm, humid air down here. we could see a thundershower and brief showers as well. but tomorrow, the sunshine comes back, as eventually starting to turn cooler tomorrow night and friday and the weekend look to be sunny and dry. but breezy and cooler. small craft advisory, through tomorrow afternoon. southwest winds, maybe as high as 30 knots in the bay. tonight, look for 59-degree temps. gusty winds. and maybe shower and thundershower activity for a little while. tomorrow, sunshine for the most part. breezy. yeah. 64 for a high. that's where we are right now. but it will be much dryer tomorrow. it will be a pretty decent day, except for the wind. still to come tonight. >> stunned and in sadness. i'm mike hellgren, at the
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memorial for little william mcquain. i'll tell you about the emotional outpouring, following his murder and how police track,
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coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. what happened to william? new details about the murder of an 11-year-old boy, and the man suspected of killing him. an incredible story out of ohio. dozens of lions and tigers escape out of a wild animal park. how did it happen? and is the danger over? baltimore county, police arrest a man they say was posing as a minor to have sex with underaged boys. that story next. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts
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right now. community in mourning, after an 11-year-old boy is murdered. >> new information about what led to his death, and how police found his body. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. kai is off this evening. here's what people are talking about. >> an outpouring of emotion for a little boy, found dead in the woods as police build their case against his accused killer. wjz is live in clarks burg. mike hellgren is at the site of a growing memorial for little william mcquain. >> reporter: mary, even in this rain, people keep coming here. those who knew william personally and those who were simply touched by

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